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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
St Pancras 1903
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]
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§ 2. OPEN SPACES AND ATMOSPHERE.
Public Open Spaces.—The parks, gardens, and other open spaces secured against building operations in and adjoining St. Pancras, together with their situation, approximate area, and the authority under which they are maintained, are enumerated in the following table:—
| Sub-Districts. | Density of Persons per acre, Census, 1901. | Garden or Open Space. | Area. | Maintaining Authority. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. | R. | P. | ||||
| North St. Pancras | 59 | Parliament Fields & Hampstead Heath | 507 | 1 | 0 | London County Council |
| „ | .. | Waterlow Park | 29 | 0 | 0 | „ „ |
| „ | .. | Highgate Cemetery | 38 | 0 | 0 | Cemetery Company |
| „ | .. | Pond Square, &c., Highgate | 0 | 3 | 28 | St. Pancras Borough Council |
| „ | .. | Lismore Circus | 0 | 2 | 26 | „ „ |
| West St. Pancras | 87 | Primrose Hill and Regent's Park | 400 | 0 | 0 | H.M. Government |
| „ | 181 | St. James Gardens | 2 | 2 | 31 | St. Pancras Borough Council |
| East St. Pancras | 90 | St. Martin's Gardens | 1 | 3 | 0 | „ „ |
| „ | .. | College Garden | 0 | 0 | 17 | „ „ |
| „ | .. | St. Pancras Gardens | 5 | 1 | 0 | „ „ |
| South St. Pancras | 183 | Whitfield Gardens | 0 | 2 | 0 | London County Council |
| „ | 178 | St. George's Gardens | 2 | 2 | 0 | St. Pancras Borough Council |
| „ | .. | St. Andrew's Gardens | 1 | 1 | 0 | „ „ |
Mr. W. N. Blair, M.I.C.E., Borough Engineer, compiled the following
table, from which it is seen that more than one-fourth of St. Pancras is public
or semi-public open space and railways.